Checking In: Curved Light Source Peter Tran Maintains a Primrose Path While Waiting for the Dust to Settle

“I’ve had Halcyon by Orbital on repeat”

"...Branch,” “Nightshade,” “Evergreen,” “Idlewild” – all nine titles on Curved Light’s new digital LP Primrose Path emerge readymade for..."

May 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Peter Tran's Spiraling Soundscapes

Modular synthesist moves Curved Light away from ambient, cassette-only output

"...inspiration to that same demographic via his solo project Curved Light...."

Jan. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...fore.  – Greg Stitt Hydnora by Stop Motion Orchestra Curved Light: Impermanent..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sun June's Still-Life "Get Enough" and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Meat Joy, El Combo Oscuro, and more

"...to name-making 2021 LP Somewhere enters ears with a light tread as usual, Laura Colwell's hush contradicting the all-consuming..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Day Watch

The second in a Russian science-fiction trilogy is a fantastic sight to behold, but don't try explaining the plot.

"...from a fairly impenetrable yet ancient battle between the Light Others and the Dark Others, a history that is..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...croons in a honeyed alto above percussive shuffles and light keys on February's acclaimed Captured Tracks debut Please Be..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Adding to Pile: SXSW’s Fifth Artist List

Kirin J. Callinan, Heart Bones, Texas Gentlemen, and 97 more

"...with 23 Austin acts added to the fray: Booher, Curved Light, DJ Grip, Dre Prince, Duncan Fellows, Greenbeard, Jake..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Music Soundtrack for Your Weekend

Austin Reggae Festival, and more if you're not too high

"...Exploded Drawing eschews its typically homegrown lineup of beat..."

April 20, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Releases First Wave of 2018 Performers

Marlon Williams, Jay Park, Shamir, and 204 more

"...dozen acts into the fold: the Bishops, Cilantro Boombox, Curved Light, Charlie Faye & the Fayettes, Greenbeard, Warren Hood,..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List Four

Spoon, Kate Nash, Malcolm London, and 141 more added

"...and Hubbard lead a cadre of local acts that highlight today’s bulletin...."

Jan. 19, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Local Merch to Shop on Bandcamp Today

Let these 15 selects kick off your shopping spree

"...Free Jazz,” recently featured on the Bandcamp Daily blog. Curved Light’s USB Drive..."

March 20, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Paul Cauthen stepped solo for 2016 LP My Gospel (Lightning Rod). His powerful croon melds into a country rumble..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...29) Croy & the Boys, Of Course They Do (Spaceflight)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW

"...Elder Mantis, the stark arrangements warble toward wonder and light trance, while the melodies spiral into decay...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

Fusebox Festival Review: Water and Tears

A butoh-inspired dance for two bodies existing as one

"...of two dancers, sliding over each other, their bodies curved inward concentrically with heads bent, like a still of..."

April 22, 2018 Arts Post by Jonelle Seitz

Gay Place

The Return of Homo Arigato

"...edition Dark beats from Curse Mackey, Dylan Cameron, and Curved Light to drown out the night. DJs Lizzbeth and..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Sonic designers rang out: Michael C. Sharp, Curved Light (Peter Tran), Katherine de Rosset (Kate Davis), and..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Future Museum Salvages Un-CAN-ny Performance

How a canceled show (or three) birthed Damo’s Dream tape

"...Mari Maurice (aka More Eaze), and Peter Tran of Curved Light...."

Nov. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun

"...Curved Light, Primrose Path: Eastside synth maven Peter Tran continues..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Greg Stitt

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...including local Holodeck Records' Saturday choices (Lou Rebecca, Grivo, Curved Light, and a Troller DJ set). Symphony Square hosts..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema

Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God

"...Representing Curved Light, the audio-visual duo of Austin’s Peter Tran and..."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...American Pop. Soulful Houston voice Tim Woods takes a lighter direction, 22-year-old Aquila reps Latin trap from Pecos, and..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: 2018-19 Austin Music Poll Ballot

Kevin Curtin votes in the only election that matters, and you can too

"...Album Art, Best Venue to Play, and Best Club Lighting, which sounds like it was dreamed up by someone..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New French Cinema Week at AFS

Head over heels for the new Gallic wave

"...their New French Cinema showcase. Not only does it spotlight some of the best titles from new French directors..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Music: Saturday, March 17, 2018

"...Curved Light plays the Central Presbytarian Church..."

March 18, 2018 Photo Gallery

Gay Place

Stay informed, stay enraged, and surround yourself with good people

"...Nite School Let Jake Schrock, Curved Light, Coitus, and Missions take you on a moody..."

April 14, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

The First Annual Rancho Winslow Mayan Fin del Mundo Fiesta!

Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

"...is Mexico's only seasonal winter beer, done in a lightly sweet bock style, using Styrian hops. Noche Buena is..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature

Estate Sale Roundup: February 28-March 2

Cowboy up and head out for this week's loot.

"...and find an unusual and large china cabinet, oak curved glass china cabinet, Victorian full-sized bed with 9' posts;..."

Feb. 27, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Lords of Dogtown

This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast, as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.

"...windy rebel thrill of curb-hopping abandon, and the pure delight of what was and is essentially surfing on land...."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blanton Museum of Art

The companion facility to the UT museum's gallery building is finally complete

"...much more open feeling. Without the need to filter sunlight to protect the art, the architects could really let..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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